| Ian Forrest | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Kirkliston, Scotland |
| Last Series: | British Touring Car Championship |
| Years Active: | 1989–1992 |
| Teams: | Ian Forrest Ecosse Motorsport Drambuie Racing |
| Starts: | 42 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 11th |
| Year: | 1989 |
Ian Forrest (born 22 February 1950 in Kirkliston, Scotland) is a British racing driver.
He first started racing in 1971, and went on to win 26 national saloon and sports car titles in his native Scotland. In 1989 he first entered the British Touring Car Championship.[1] Forrest competed in four consecutive seasons in the BTCC, each time with a privately entered BMW M3, prepared by Prodrive. His 1991 effort saw him win the Privateer award and the £10,000 prize.
He is currently the Circuit Manager at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland.
He is a qualified Clerk of the Course for motorcycle racing.
He was awarded the Jackie Stewart Medal in 2006 and The Jim Clark Trophy in 2010 for lifetime services to Scottish Motorsports.
His son, Sandy, also races and has competed in the BRSCC Ford Fiesta Championship.
Ian has also been seen regularly on Mark Evans' TV "Is Born" Series for Discovery Channel; "A Car Is Born", "A Car Is Reborn" and "A Racing Car Is Born"
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pts | Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ian Forrest | BMW M3 | OUL Ret | SIL 18 | THR 18 | DON 8 | THR Ret | SIL 15 | SIL 17 | BRH DNS | SNE 14 | BRH 10 | BIR 13 | DON 14 | SIL | 11th | 35 | 4th | ||||
| 1990 | Ecosse Motorsport | OUL 9 | DON Ret | THR 14 | SIL 13 | OUL 18 | SIL Ret | BRH 10 | SNE Ret | BRH 14 | BIR 14 | DON Ret | THR 8 | SIL 10 | 15th | 47 | 8th | |||||
| 1991 | Drambuie Racing | SIL 12 | SNE 11 | DON 11 | THR 15 | SIL 15 | BRH 14 | SIL 15 | DON 1 13 | DON 2 NC | OUL 12 | BRH 1 12 | BRH 2 Ret | DON 12 | THR 13 | SIL 22 | 27th | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Ian Forrest | BMW M3 | SIL | THR | OUL | SNE | BRH | DON 1 | DON 2 | SIL | KNO 1 11 | KNO 2 10 | PEM | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | DON | SIL Ret | 27th | 0 |